Litvinenko on SBS – David Tennant portrays Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian Spy whose death from Polonium-210 poisoning in November 2006 triggered one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the British Metropolitan police.
During the police interviews, Litvinenko provided meticulous details from his hospital bedside about the events leading up to his illness, which he knew would prove fatal. The story also focuses upon Marina, portrayed by Margarita Levieva, Alexander’s fearless, dignified widow who fought tirelessly to persuade the British Government to publicly name her husband’s killers and acknowledge the role of Vladimir Putin & the Russian State in his murder.
Episode One:
November, 2006. Two Police officers are summoned to a hospital in London to interview a man named Alexander Litvinenko, who claims to have been poisoned.
Litvinenko on SBS and SBS on Demand – New Series Premiere / Wednesday 27 March at 9.30pm (4 parts)
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